Author: Adam Burns Date: To: tails-dev Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] DVD vs. USB: doc needs adjustments? [Fwd:
[tor-talk] USB Sticks for Tails -> CCCamp]
On 08/02/2015 04:25 PM, intrigeri wrote: > sajolida wrote (01 Aug 2015 15:33:11 GMT) :
>> But it needs more info before we can go write something. Could you help
>> us complete this list? as nothing was really "apparent" to me from this
>> specific thread...
>
> Added that to the ticket: "A malicious or buggy DVD drive's firmware
> can modify the Tails system on-the-fly." If it's not enough, please
> let me know what's still unclear.
+1 on this. BIOS firmware is just the beginning. DVD drives, hard
drives, etc, your laptop is actually a network of busses and devices
that may be remotely upgradable and/or contain firmware you do not
necessarily trust.
